A truce softer 3 days of fighting with troops from azerbaijan celebrations for some prisoners of war in libya 16 of them go home in a swap between the warring sides and a European Court sides with our poll in a setback to efforts to crack down on tax deals favoring multinationals im joining us roscoe with the sports world cup organizes release the schedule for the 20 twentieths here cats all tournament for the 1st time there will be 4 matches a day in the group stages all have all the details coming up this hour. Thank you for joining us we begin with breaking news this hour after months of negotiations and failed talks with egypt and sudan ethiopias government says it started to fill the reservoir of africas largest down on the blue nile the 5000000000. 00 mega project is the centerpiece of ethiopias. Bed to become africas biggest power exporter egypt and sudan fear reduce Water Supplies downstream and didnt want the river dammed until they reach an agreement with ethiopia last month
Politicians divided over a new kind of a 1980 bill there as the number of cases in the country edges closer to 4000000 plus. Im going for you reporting from my lead which needs to be the largest exporter of rights in the world well tell you why the numbers are continuing to pour. Now after 4 days and nights of marathon of an acrimonious talks e. U. Leaders have clinched a deal on a multi 1000000000. 00 Coronavirus Rescue Fund the recovery package will provide almost 860000000000. 00 in grants and loans to counter the effects of the recession they had been major divisions over how much of the package should be loans and how much would take the form of grants that dont need to be repaid leaders have labeled the deal historic. We thought we spent 4 long days and nights of negotiation more than 90 hours but it was worth it this agreement is a signal that europe is able to act after all people often accused europe of being too little too late for us here were demonstrating that the opposite
Has begun i mean his foreign minister says International Mediators are attempting to find a truce softer 3 days of fighting with troops from azerbaijan. And celebrations for some prisoners of war in libya 16 of them go home in a swap between the warning sign. We begin with the growing tensions between china and the United States beijing is vowing to retaliate after the u. S. President announced new measures to hold china accountable donald trump has revealed sanctions against chinese officials over the recent National Security law and polls in hong kong trumps announcement came after the u. K. Beyond chinese tech giant while way from its new high speed more bang network citing concerns about security katrina you begins our coverage with this report from beijing. Hong called is known as asias world city. But the u. S. Government says that nickname no longer applies washington has revoked the territory special economic status as punishment for the newly imposed National Security law. Fro
World cup womanizers release a schedule for the qatar 2022 tournaments for the 1st time before matches a day in the group stages. Thank you for joining us our top story egypt says its seeking urgent clarification from ethiopia about whether it started to feel the reservoir of africas largest dam on the blue nile if european state television reported early on wednesday at the filling of the grand renaissance dam had begun the 5000000000. 00 project is a centerpiece of ethiopias bid to become africas biggest power exporter age of 10 so don fear reduced Water Supplies downstream and didnt want the river downed until they reach an agreement with the last month egypts told the u. N. That it faces an existential threat from the da cha stratford reports on the complex regional politics surrounding the project. Its taken 10 years to build and cost close to 5000000000. 00 ethiopias flagship Infrastructure Project is a great source of national pride. But a grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the
Colony. And more protests are expected in mali calling on the president to step down we general mediators try to ease tensions. European Union Leaders have struck a multibillion dollar coronavirus rescue deal that will help countries deal with the facts of recession juta the pandemic members have been divided over how details of the amount to be given as loans and the amount in grants that dont need to be repaid are a burden man the reports. It was a test of insurance for me you need is 4 days a tough negotiations where tempest often phrase finally on the 5th a deal 859000000000. 00 in normal payment grants and loans to men the countrys worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic catto known in week we spent 4 long days and nights of negotiation more than 90 hours but it was worth it this agreement is a signal that europe is able to act after all people often accused europe of being too little too late for us here were demonstrating that the opposite is the case wearing month it was the